Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Barings Corporate Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 500 shares of MCI short. Learn More on Barings Corporate Investors' current short interest.

Barings Corporate Investors saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a drop of 93.1% from the previous total of 7,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Barings Corporate Investors: Source Capital, Inc. (0.10%), DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.06%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.14%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.08%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.13%), Horizon Technology Finance Co. (1.70%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.01%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.17%), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (4.97%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MCI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Barings Corporate Investors as its price is falling. MCI shares are trading up $0.16 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Barings Corporate Investors occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MCI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MCI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.